新闻计划旨在为学生准备广泛的传播领域的职业。学生将培养沟通所需的许​​多技能，例如写作，信息收集，报告，视频制作，在线新闻和媒体素养。该系的学生通常在印刷和视频新闻，多媒体和新技术以及公共关系方面获得州，地区和国家级奖项。教职员工不仅是教师和研究人员，而且还是资深的大众媒体专业人士和国家认可的学者，他们具有报纸记者，编辑，电视制作人，公共关系专家和Web设计师的经验。大多数学生在大三和大三期间都担任实习生。我们建议所有学生在毕业前完成一个学期的实习。由于学生在课程学习过程中会动手学习，因此学生具有丰富的经
The Department of Journalism and Communication (JCOM) prepares students for careers in a wide range of communication fields. Students develop knowledge and skills in such areas as information gathering, writing, video production, online journalism, and media literacy. JCOM students routinely win state, regional, and national awards in video and print journalism, multimedia and new technologies, and public relations. The faculty members are more than just teachers and researchers; they are veteran mass media professionals and nationally recognized scholars with experience as newspaper journalists, magazine writers, photographers, editors, TV producers, public relations specialists, and Web designers. The department recommends that all students complete a one-semester internship before graduation. Because of the hands-on learning students receive while in the program, they graduate with substantial experience and are more likely to be hired.Students in the major are required to have a minor to build expertise in another subject area.Students receive a by completing all required courses in the major. To receive a BA, students must also gain proficiency in one or more foreign languages.